Yayue Pan
Papers
8
Total Citations
616
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About
Yayue Pan is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of additive manufacturing, soft robotics, and smart materials. Her work focuses on developing innovative 3D printing techniques to fabricate intelligent, functional structures — particularly soft robots capable of sophisticated locomotion and real-world utility. Pan's most celebrated contribution is her development of Magnetic Field-Assisted Projection Stereolithography (M-PSL), which enables the precise 3D printing of magnetic field-responsive smart polymer composites. This foundational technology underpins much of her subsequent work, enabling robots with programmable, responsive motion without traditional mechanical components. Her 2019 inchworm-inspired soft robot — accumulating over 260 citations — exemplifies how she translates biological principles into fully 3D-printed, magnetically actuated systems that are safer and more adaptable than rigid alternatives. Pan has further expanded the field by designing multi-material soft robots capable of multimodal locomotion and on-demand drug delivery, demonstrating remarkable translational potential in biomedical applications. Her work on biomimetic multi-material distribution planning introduces computational frameworks for engineering nature-inspired movement at the structural level. With a body of work spanning over 600 cumulative citations, Pan's research represents a significant force in advancing manufacturing science toward autonomous, intelligent, and biologically inspired robotic systems.
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- 5Multi-material Additive Manufacturing of Functional Soft Robot47 citations · 2019
- 6Direct ink writing of surface-modified flax elastomer composites33 citations · 2020
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